# The Scrubs appreciation thread, {Season 2 of return or 11 overall is coming} **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [March 16, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871 "2014-03-16T23:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/41 "2026-03-12T23:00:55Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > (Vanessa Bayer is always good IMO) She constantly like she’s on the verge of a mental breakdown. She’s like Ted from the original show, but instead of being constantly depressed, she’s constantly manic. Another way in which she is the opposite of Ted is that she actually has a backbone and gets people to do what she says. But as far as I can tell they have the same job; try to keep the hospital from getting sued. I do like her in this show though. Her character’s energy really works as a foil for the other characters. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/42 "2026-03-12T23:02:00Z")
That was Joel Kim Booster, playing Dr Kevin Park. IMDB lists him only in the first two episodes, probably because Dr Dorian was appointed chief of medicine. Presumably Dr Park moved on. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/43 "2026-03-13T16:16:27Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > J.D. needs an antagonist with some grit to stand up to AND be cut down by. > [@silenus](#): > > What happened to the annoying Asian wunderkind from Episode 1? There’s your antagonist! > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > That was Joel Kim Booster, playing Dr Kevin Park. IMDB lists him only in the first two episodes, probably because Dr Dorian was appointed chief of medicine. Presumably Dr Park moved on. Agreed, JD needs a nemesis. He had 3 nemesises (nemesi?) on the original show-- the Janitor, Dr. Cox and Dr. Kelso (ok, Cox was half nemesis / half mentor). It certainly looked like they were setting up Dr. Park to be the new nemesis in ep.1 of the reboot. Didn’t he tell JD that he was going to eventually take the chief job from him, since he gets everything he wants, or something to that effect? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/44 "2026-03-13T22:34:33Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > She’s like Ted from the original show, but instead of being constantly depressed, she’s constantly manic. Another way in which she is the opposite of Ted is that she actually has a backbone and gets people to do what she says. But as far as I can tell they have the same job; try to keep the hospital from getting sued. Yeah, good breakdown. She serves the function of Ted while offering some differing comedy premises. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/45 "2026-03-14T02:21:51Z")
> [@solost](#): > > He had 3 nemesises (nemesi?) on the original show- _nemeses_- I had to look that up. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/46 "2026-03-14T02:37:38Z")
Has Elliot **Frik** -ed yet? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/47 "2026-05-02T15:08:34Z")
Great news, Scrubs renewed for another season. Ken Jenkins, Dr Kelso is set to appear. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/48 "2026-05-02T15:25:13Z")
I’d love to see them do a **Cougartown** crossover like they did with the Scrubs characters on the Courtney Cox show a hundred years ago. Won’t be the same without Ted, though. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/49 "2026-05-02T16:53:41Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Ken Jenkins, Dr Kelso is set to appear. Wow, he’s an Abe Viogota. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/50 "2026-05-02T16:56:06Z")
He’s 85 now. Probably just a short guest appearance. He hasn’t worked since 2019. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/51 "2026-05-02T17:04:58Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Great news, Scrubs renewed for another season. Ken Jenkins, Dr Kelso is set to appear. I’m happy to hear both. I’d really like to have more episodes that feature everyone. This season was fun, but we didn’t have a lot of episodes with all the cast. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/52 "2026-05-02T17:12:54Z")
John C. McGinley (Cox), Judy Reyes (Carla) & even Christa Miller (Jordan) were working on other projects. As mentioned Ken Jenkins (Kelso) is retired. Neil Flynn (Janitor) I’m not sure about. I get the impression they wanted to move on from that dynamic. Makes some sense, JD would be able to fire him now. The rest weren’t regulars. I was missing Doug, but he has completely left acting apparently and is a Real Estate Broker. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/53 "2026-05-02T17:15:41Z")
Be still my Tuscaloosa heart. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/54 "2026-05-02T17:17:19Z")
Nice, [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kZsFxk_aoc0/hqdefault.jpg "Scrubs - Kelso's singing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZsFxk_aoc0) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/55 "2026-05-02T17:20:18Z")
I really like it when the actor is actually playing/singing on camera. He’s quite good. Get _down_, Kelso! Get _down_ wit yo bad self! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/56 "2026-05-02T17:22:30Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > As mentioned Ken Jenkins (Kelso) is retired. > Neil Flynn (Janitor) I’m not sure about. I get the impression they wanted to move on from that dynamic. Makes some sense, JD would be able to fire him now. The janitor appeared in a recent episode. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/57 "2026-05-02T17:25:09Z")
Yes, the last one of the season. But I was responding to the post above mine with some explanations for absences. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/58 "2026-05-02T17:33:17Z")
I wonder if Doctor Beardfacé is still alive? I can’t access IMDB right now for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/59 "2026-05-02T18:09:35Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I wonder if Doctor Beardfacé is still alive? I can’t access IMDB right now for some reason He is Geoff Stevenson, but I can’t find any biographical information on his life or potential death. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871/60 "2026-10-16T00:57:22Z")
The new season has been terrific, as good as the OG show seasons. I think it took a little effort to figure it out again, but Scrubs is fully back and amazing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scrubs-appreciation-thread-season-2-of-return-or-11-overall-is-coming/683871.md?page=4)